Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches, ou, Colibris constituant la famille des trochilidés

by: Mulsant, Martial Étienne, 1797-1880; Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1829-1913, former owner. DSI; Verreaux, Edouard; Bevalet, L., ill

Publication date: 1874

Topics: Hummingbirds, Birds

Publisher: Lyon : Au Bureau de la Société Linnéenne

Collection: biodiversity

Digitizing sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: French

Volume: v.4 (1877)

Imprint varies: t. 2&4: Deyrolle, naturelle

"Lyon. Imprimerie Pitrat ainé"--Verso of half titles

Plates signed: L. Bevalet

Title pages printed in red and black; plates are hand-colored

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

SCNHRB copy (t.1: 39088013478474; t.2: 39088013478516; t.3: 39088013478557; t.4: 39088013478599; Suppl.: 39088013478631) stamped on verso of t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Sep 9 1905 [ms. acc. no.] 192753

SCNHRB copy Suppl. v. lacks t.p.; with ms. index leaf (stamped on verso: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Sep 9 1905 [ms. acc. no.] 192753

SCNHRB copy with original printed paper wrappers to the livraisons (as issued) bound-in; with ink presentation inscriptions from the author to Dr. Sclater or the signature of P.L. Sclater on several of the livraisons covers

SCNHRB copy t. 4 has tipped in an offprint, "Description d'une espèce nouvelle de trochildidé, before p. 1

SCNHRB copy bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges and endpapers